Psychology and Counselling at Birmingham City University
Psychology and Counselling (BSc (Hons), 1034) at Birmingham City University: UCAS’s course data does not show an entry requirement for 2027 entry yet. The middle entrant to the course had 96–111 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on bcu.ac.uk ↗
Entry requirement
Not in UCAS’s data yet
UCAS’s course search data does not include one for 2027 yet, though the university may have published it. Check bcu.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subject
The middle entrant had 96–111 points.
115 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 92%, an Access course 5%, other higher education 3%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- 1034
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
Accredited against the requirements for the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) of the British Psychological Society (BPS). More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
87%
still studying
UK 85%
10%
left higher education
UK 10%
3%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
100 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course85%90%
Learning opportunities85%87%
Assessment and feedback83%85%
Academic support90%90%
Organisation and management89%76%
Learning resources88%88%
Student voice84%81%
70 final-year students · 72% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£29.5k3 years£19.5k5 years£24.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 60 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
70% working15% working and studying10% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
50%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 85%
75%
say their work is meaningful
UK 97%
60%
use what they learned
UK 83%
- Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation15%
- Teaching Professionals10%
- Secretarial and related occupations10%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals10%
- Sales occupations5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 35 graduates · 50% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Birmingham, West Midlands, England
- Postcode
- B4 7BD
Subjects
applied psychology psychology
Campus
- Campus
- City Centre Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Applied psychology at other universities
One course at each of 10 universities. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor University | Psychology with Forensic Psychology BSc (Hons) | 112 - 136 points | 128–143 |
| Aberystwyth University | Criminology and Criminal Psychology BSc (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| Bath Spa University | Business Psychology BSc (Hons) | BBB - BCC | 96–111 |
| Birmingham Newman University | Psychology with Forensic and Criminal Perspectives BSc (Hons) | 112 points | 96–111 |
| Abertay University | Psychology with Forensic and Investigative Psychology BSc (Hons) | CCC | 176–191 |
| University Centre Askham Bryan | Adventure Sport FdSc | 64 points | — |
| BMet (Birmingham Metropolitan College) | Counselling and Applied Psychology HNC | 32 points | — |
| Anglia Ruskin University | Applied Psychology BSc (Hons) | — | — |
| Barnsley College University Centre | Counselling and Applied Psychology HNC | — | — |
| Birkbeck, University of London | Organizational Psychology BSc (Hons) | — | — |
| Birmingham City University | Psychology and Counselling this course | — | 96–111 |
See all 166 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
More psychology at Birmingham City University
- Psychology BSc (Hons)
- Psychology with a Foundation Year BSc (Hons)
- Psychology with Criminology BSc (Hons)